Two student building managers capture a new view of the Terrace
by Bethany Rahja It’s a bird! It’s a plane! Close, it’s a helicopter. Terrace goers may have been intrigued to see a helicopter sweeping near the Union Terrace a few weeks back. Pilot and passenger were not just sightseers, however, but Union student employees who wanted a new perspective on a place they love. Luke Atterbury has been a student building manager at the Union for four semesters and took up flying as a hobby. He got his...
Throwback Thursday: Birds of a feather enjoy the lakefront together
Take a look back in time each week with Throwback Thursdays as we post photos and snapshots from the Union’s amazing history. Find out interesting facts and stories from some of the Union’s favorite people, places and things. We’re eager to hear your stories and memories from the Union as well, so share in the comments section below!
George Cutlip: Living life on the Terrace
By Brooke Appe ’12 It’s a foggy Friday morning on the Terrace. Fresh rainfall lingers on chairs and tables and a slight chill hangs in air. All is quiet except for the laughter of a group of kids squeezing as many as they can on the giant Terrace chair for a photo, and the musings of George Cutlip, a UW-Madison alumnus and Memorial Union Building Association (MUBA) Trustee. He looks out to where the Terrace meets the lake – what...
A historical walking tour of the Memorial Union main entrance
By Jake Heyka ’14 “Down the forest aisles of France. Hear the green-clad column singing! Noonday beems from rifles glance down the forest aisles of France. In these haunts of old romance how we set the echoes ringing! Down the forest aisles of France hear the green-clad column singing!” –John Herbert Culnan ’21, from the pamphlet given out at the Memorial Union Cornerstone Ceremony Between phase 1 of the...
Hoofers Riding Club constructs a new, larger outdoor arena
The following is a piece written by Andy Holsteen and is one of several published in Hoofers’ latest edition of Hoofprints. The publication features colorful spreads and photos documenting Hoofers’ countless journeys outdoors. To enjoy the issue in its entirety, click here. By Andy Holsteen In order to ride a horse, one needs ample and adequate space. Before October, the Hoofer Riding Club’s outdoor arena was not up to...
May the 4th be with you: Revelry premieres as UW-Madison’s first music and arts festival
By Francesca Bonifacio Cue the foam machines. Bring out the jumbo chalk. Slap on a wristband. Now turn up the music. Welcome to Revelry. For the first time in UW-Madison’s extensive history, a group of dedicated students gave a bombastic edge to the meaning of an end-of-year celebration by establishing what could very well be the university’s newest longstanding tradition. Held on May 4th, Revelry was born when Union President Sarah...